The 35th Infantry Regiment Association salutes our fallen brother, PFC Bennie Liston Black, 38430492, who died in the service of his country on April 22nd, 1945 in Luzon, The Philippines. At the time of his death Bennie was 21 years of age. He was from Dew, Texas.

The decorations earned by PFC Bennie Liston Black include: the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, the Asiatic-Pacific Service Medal, and the World War II Victory Medal.

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Burial:
Dew Cemetery
Dew
Freestone County
Texas, USA

Bennie was a farmer prior to his enlistment on 16 February 1943.

PFC Bennie Black, the son of Benjamin B Black and Mable Mae Campbell, was killed in action in Luzon, Philippines. He was 21 years old at the time of his death. He was serving in Company B, 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. He was survived by his parents, a sisters, Helen Maudean Black McAlpine and Bettie Joe Black; and two brothers, Marvin Black and Ernest Minyard Black.

He was returned to the United States for reburial in the Dew Cemetery. PFC Black was the recipient of the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, the Asiatic-Pacific Service Medal, and the World War II Victory Medal.
Enlistment Army Service No. (ASN): 38430492